by David West | Nov 29, 2022 | News
Humans are pack animals. We achieve most when we work together as a team. Teamwork can work very well with decisions debated and mutually agreed upon. However it remains the norm that teams have a leader. Ships have captains and countries have rulers. A ruler’s...
by David West | Nov 27, 2022 | News
f you’ve read previous posts, you will know that I’m reading Louis XIII: The Making of a King. The author, Elizabeth Marvick, draws extensively on the journal of Louis’s physician, Jean Héroard. As the fly leaf says, it is probably the most extensive record of the...
by David West | Nov 26, 2022 | News
I want to talk to you today about reviews, specifically book reviews. There are two main types of book reviews: editorial reviews and customer reviews. Organisations like Kirkus write editorial reviews. The author, or publisher, submits the book to them for a review. ...
by David West | Nov 24, 2022 | News
I wrote in my last post about my interview on NBC House of Mystery. It is streaming now, click on House of Mystery. I didn’t realise how much I sound like Brains from Thunderbirds. Well, I was a little nervous. Maybe I’ll be more confident in the next interview. Sorry...
by David West | Nov 22, 2022 | News
I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a few days, I’ve been otherwise engaged, listening to the audio files for Called to Account. I emailed my producer, Simon de Deney, a few minor corrections. Meanwhile, this morning, I listened to his corrections of The Suggested...
